MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Laboratory tests play a vital role in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Medical technologists perform a wide variety of procedures using chemicals, microscopic, bacteriological, and other clinical methodology. The importance of this work is recognized not only by physicians, hospitals, and governmental health agencies . . .but also in scientific research, business, and industrial institutions.

Prerequisites for admission to the hospital-based medical technologist program are established by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).

A medical technology information packet which includes specific admission policies concerning clinical training may be obtained from the Health Professions Advisor. It is important that the student receive this information and counsel with the advisor periodically concerning course selection, deadlines, etc.

Students may earn the Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Technology from the University of Central Oklahoma upon satisfactory completion of the following curriculum and an additional one year in a hospital school approved by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists for the training of Medical Technologists.

I. General Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 hours

1404 Animal Biology and 1114 General Physics will fulfill the biological and physical science requirements of the General Education pattern. A course in computer science is strongly advised as a part of this pattern also.

II. Major (Ten (10) hours from areas A, B, C, D must be from courses numbered in 3000 and 4000 levels.

A. Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Hours

1404 Animal Biology
2640 Human Physiology (Pre., 8 hours Bio, Sci, and 1 course Chem.)
2314 Introductory Microbiology
3515 Pathogenic Microbiology and Immunology (Pre. 2314: this course is offered in the Spring Semester Only)

B. Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Hours

1103 and 1112 General Chemistry I and Lab
1223 and 1232 General Chemistry II and Lab
2303 and 2312 Organic Chemistry I and Lab
2104 Quantitative Analysis (Pre. 1232 or equivalent)

C. Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hours

1114 General Physics

D. Elective Biology and/or Chemistry courses to total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Hours

These are to be chosen from the following (or equivalent) courses:

3414 Histology
3403 Comparative Animal Physiology
3353 Parasitology
4413 Virology
4603 Advanced mammalian Physiology I
4613 Advanced mammalian Physiology II
3203 Theoretical chemistry
3323 Organic Chemistry II
3403 Biochemistry I
3442 Experimental Biochemistry I
4103 Biochemistry II

E. Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Hours

1513 College Algebra (or a higher level math course)

III. Electives to equal a minimum of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Hours

IV. Medical Technology Hours in Clinical Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Hours

This credit is earned during the one calendar year of training in a hospital-based school approved by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.

TOTAL HOURS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Hours

REMINDER:

October 1 is the deadline for application to be considered for admission to a hospital-based training program during the following summer/fall session. Contact the Health Professions Advisor early for application material. For more information, contact: